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Re: Buckwheat revisited
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Todd <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 22 Oct 2003 10:25:26 -0400
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I've used buckwheat as a garden cover crop (generic black hulled variety),
and was very impressed with what it did for soil tilth.  The fine roots work
very well on clay/silty soil, breaking the clumpiness up quite a bit.  After
tilling it in I found the soil much more loose and crumbly than before.  I
also found it did darken the honey in the backyard hive a bit, but I liked
it.



Todd.

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